Cutting machine



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muni-N@ Jam@ 3Q, QES. J. l. JENKINS CUTTING MACHINE Filed April ll, 1955 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 Snventor f/AMEJ' I. dENKlNs mwmml Eig@ m (Ittorneg Patented June 30, 1936 UNITE) STATES PATENT OFFICE CUTTING MACHINE Application April 11, 1935, Serial No. 15,796

14 Claims.

The present invention irelates broadly to cutting lapparatus and more particularly to improvements in a machine designed especially for use in the cutting of glass sheets or plates but which may also be used for cutting other sheet material.

Inthe patent Vto E. A. Rosin No. 1,970,919, issued August21, 1934, there is disclosed in detail a machine for cutting glass sheets or plates into a Vplurality of `smaller sizes,fas'required, to obtain true edges, effect the elimination of defects, or both. This machine vwas designed to do away with the operation of hand cutting and to effect either a single cutting operation or a plurality of cutting operations simultaneously whereby the time required for cutting up a sheet of glass is materially reduced and the eiort on the part of the operator correspondingly lessened. Briefvly stated, the machine'o the patent embodies a horizontal reciprocating cutting table for supporting the glass sheets to be cut and a cutting mechanism mounted thereabove, said cutting vmechanism being stationary and the table being movable back and forth therebeneath.

-In the copending application of E. A. Rosin, led November 23, 1932, 'Serial No. 644,025, now Patent No. 1,998,968, issued April 23, 1935, there isdisclosedan limproved form of 'cuttingtable for use with Athe type of cutting machine disclosed in the vabove-mentioned patent, and this vinvention constitutes an improvement upon or addition tc the cutting table disclosed in said copending application. vThis table, which is mounted to reciprocate beneath the cutting mechanism, comprises a cutting section for initially receiving the glass sheet to be cut and a receivingsection for receiving the glass after it hasbeen'cut. 'Arseries of verticallymovable rollers are carried by'the cutting section of the table and are normally located under the sheet to be cut, while a second series of vertically movable rollers are carried by the receiving section and are located in the same plane as the first series of rollers. During the rearward movement of the table, .the :glass sheet is 'cut in the vdesired manner 'by the cutting mechanism arranged thereabove and after the cutting has been completed, the first and second series of rollers are simultaneously raised, thereby raising the sheet from the top of the table and supporting the same on the rollers of the cutting section. As the table then moves forwardly, the glass sheet is transferred from the rollers of theA cutting section onto the Vrollers of the receiving section, and

when Vthe table reaches the end of its forward movement, the rst and second series of rollers are simultaneously lowered.

A plurality of additional stationary rollers are also carried by the receiving section of the table, being preferably mounted to rotate about axes extending at substantially right angles relative to the axes about which the second Yseries of rollers above mentioned rotate. Upon lowering of the Yvertically movable rollers carried by the receiving section of `the table, the glass sheet will be transferred from said vertically movable rollers onto said stationary rollers, whereupon the glass can be moved laterally of the machine. When the vertically movable rollers of the receiving section of the table are in lowered pol5 sition, Ythey are disposed slightly beneath the stationary rollers.

With the above table construction, however, it has been found that upon lowering of the vertically movable rollers -of the receiving section to bring the glass sheet to rest upon the stationary rollers, there is sometimes a tendency for the glass to be broken due to theforce of the impact with which the sheet engages .the stationary rollers. -When the means holding the rollers in elevated position is released, the said rollers drop suddenly to lowered position, resulting in considerable Vjar and shock to the glass as well as to various parts of the machine.

An important object of this invention is the provision of means for retarding the lowering movement o1 the vertically movable rollers carried by the receiving section of the table, causing them to drop or fall more slowly and with considerably lessjar and shock,.thereby eliminating or reducing to a minimum breakage of the glass from this cause-as well as lessening the strain upon the machine.

Another object of the invention is the provision of means of the above character including a friction brake device carried by and movable with the table and associated with the means for raising and lowering the verticallymovable rollers to `apply a constant braking or retarding force to the downward movement of the rollers carried by the receiving section of the table, thereby causing the glass sheet to be laidmore gently upon the stationary rollers upon lowering thereof.

Other objects and advantages of the invention will become more apparent during the course of the following .description when taken inconnection with the accompanying drawings.

In the drawings forminga part of this applicatically movable reciprocating cutting table A; cutting mechanism B mounted thereabove; and a Y Referring now to the drawings, the cutting machine illustrated therein includes generally a Verfriction brake device C adapted to retard the lowering movement of the table after the cutting of the glass has been completed. The cutting table A is adapted tosupport the sheets or plates of glass Ill to be cut and is: movable back and forth beneath the cutting mechanism B which is mounted in a relatively xed position thereabove.

The table A divided longitudinally into two principal portions orsections II and I2 respectively, the former constituting the cutting sec- -tion upon which the glass sheets I0 are supported during cutting and the latter serving as: a receiving section for receiving the glass from the cutting section `afterthe cutting thereof, as will be more fully hereinafter described. Y

The cutting section II of table A includes a main body portion or casting I3 substantially rectangular in plan and supported at each side thereof and also adjacent each end upon wheels VI4 (Fig. 2) which are mounted to run alongy a horizontal rail l5 carried by the supporting or sub-structure I6. The table A may bereciprocated upon the rails I5 by means of a reversible drive pinion I meshing with a rack bar I8 carried by the underside oi' said table and driven in any convenient manner.

` The main table casting I3 comprises a flat horizontal top member or plate I9 having formed integral with the underside thereof a plurality of longitudinally extending depending flanges 2|)V andY a plurality of depending transverse flanges 2|. VCarried upon the topI plate I9 of casting I3 are a plurality of longitudinally extending transversely spaced, preferably wooden beams 22. Positioned within'the space between any two adjacent beams 22 is a pair of spaced longitudinally extending metal strips 23 secured together and at the same time held properly spaced from one another by a series of blocks 24 and rivets other fastening elements 25. between and carried Vby the strips 23 of each Y pair are a plurality Vof relatively small discs or rollers 26 mounted upony pins V2'| (Fig= 2), and which rollers project upwardly above the upper edges of the said strips as shown.

Each pair of strips 23 is supported adjacent its opposite ends and also intermediate its ends, as

desired, upon transverse pins 28 Y extending through the said strips and spacing blocks24 and carrying at their outer ends. freely rotatable rollers 29 received Within the inclinedrslots 30 (Fig. 2) formed in the substantially U-shaped i supporting members 3i' said supporting members being secured to the casting I3 by bolts or other Vsuitable fastening elements. It will be noted that the slots 3!! in supporting members ,3| incline upwardly toward the center of the table and'also that they are open at their upper ends.

Positioned beneath'the top I9 of casting I3 and extending transversely of the table is a` hori- (Fig. 2.) Arranged said strips. Y e O Also carried by the shaft 32 and depending therefrom adjacent each side of the table is an operating leverl 38, and upon rocking movement of these levers to rotateV the shaft 32, it will be readily apparent that the arms 34 will be swung through an arc to effect the simultaneous raising or lowering of the several pairs of strips 23V and the rollers 25 carried thereby, depending 2 `upon in which direction the said arms are swung.

The strips 23 and rollers 26V are guided in their vertical movements by the rollers 29 operating. in the inclined slots 33 o-f the substantially U- shaped supporting members 3 I. When the rollers 2 26 are in lowered position,they disposedV slightly beneath the upper surfaces of the wooden beams 22 and when in raised position project slightly thereabove. Y f

The receiving section I2 of the cutting table A 3 includes a horizontally disposed tubular supporting member 39 of relatively large diameter positioned adjacent each side of the Ytable and extending longitudinally thereof. Each of these members 33 is secured at its inner end to the 3 main table casting I3, being mounted within a hub 40. The members 39 adjacent opposite sides of the table are connected together at their opposite ends and also intermediate their ends, if desired, by a plurality of crossmembers 4I. Y

Secured upon the top I9 of the table adjacent the rear end thereof are a plurality of substantially U-shaped supporting members 42 and a plurality of similar supporting members are also supported upon the main casting I3 as shown at 45 42a and likewise upon the cross beams14| as indicated at 421) in Fig. 1. The supporting members 42, 42a and 42h are all arranged in horizontal alignment with one another and likewise in. horizontal alignment with the supporting members V3| carried by the cutting section I of the table.

The supporting members 42, 42a and 42o are of substantially the same construction as the supporting members 3| described hereinabove, each` being provided with aligned slots 43 in the opposite sides thereof, said Slo-te also inclining u wardly toward the centerI of the cutting table and being openat their upper ends. Thus, it will be seen that the slots 43 in supporting members 42, G9

42a and 42h are oppositely inclined with respect to the slots 3|] in supporting members 3 Carried by the supporting members 42, 42a'and V42h are a plurality of Vpairs of metal strips 44 same horizontal `level aas trollers 126.

.-Rassing transversely through each pair ofstripszM Aarea :plurality tof 4pins 149 'carrying outwardly 4of the said'strips rollers 50 which are received .within thezinclined slots 43 .in'said supportingmembers.

Carried by the main casting I3 of thecutting table and extendingztransversely thereof is a shaft 5I in substantial horizontal alignment andalso parallel with shaft '32. V'Mounted uponrshaft 5I tareia plurality of substantially vertical `arms.52,

"onefbeing'providedforeach pair of stripsllzand Thaving its upper "endbifurcatedrtoprovide a reeess f5.3 'within which is loosely received a rec- '.tangular and preferably square block 54'positioned Ybetween the strips `and Lfreely mounted upon a -transverse pin 55. .Thus,it will be seen thatupon rocking-of the `shaft I `the arms 52 will be swung through an'arc tofeffect thesimultaneousraising prlowering of the several'pairs of metal strips 44 and the rollers 41 carried thereby, depending `upon in whichfdirection'the. saidfarmsare swung,

:upon each tubular'member v56 are a plurality of Aspaced. brackets `51 tting around the tubular member and'clamped thereto by screws or the like 58. Carried at the upper end of each bracket 51 isa Vfreely rotatable disc or'roller-59 and it will be noted that these rollers are so arranged that the axes of rotation thereof are disposed at substantially right angles with respect to the laxes of rotation of rollers 41. In other words, the rollers '41 -rotate 'about axes extending transversely of the cutting table while the rollers '59 rotate about axes: extending longitudinally of said table. When the rollers '41 are in lowered position, they are disposed slightly'beneath the level of the rollers :59, whereas when in raised or elevated position,

the tops of the said rollers 41 project slightly vabove the tops of rollers I59.

According to the present invention, the rollers 26 carried by thecutting section II of table A, and the rollers-`41 carriedby the receiving section I2 thereof, are adapted to'be operated simultaneously. That is to say, they are adapted to'be raised and lowered in unison so that they remain at all times in alignment with one another whether in raisedor lowered position. In "order to effect Ythis simultaneous operation, there is keyed to the shaft v5I Aadjacent-each side of the table a lever 60, and pivoted to the outer rend of each lever as at 6I is an eye screw 62. Also pivoted to each of the levers 38 as at 63 is an eye screw 64, said eye screws 62 and 64 being connected together by a eeve 65 threaded thereupon where- -by to provide for adjustment ofthe levers 38 and 60 with'respect to one another. The threadson the eye screws 62 and 64 are so arranged that upon rotation of the sleeve 65, the said eyescrews will both be moved either outwardly or inwardly with vrespect to the sleeve. From the above, it will-be seen that upon actuation of the levers 38 to rock the shaft 32, such rocking movement vwill be transmitted to the shaft 5I Positioned adjacent the front end of the machine, at each side thereof, is a stop member 66 (Fig. 2) against which `the lower ends of levers 38 are adaptedto abutupon forward movement `ofthetable, `while asimilar stop member 6.61 '(Fig.

f1) lis provided adjacent the'rear end of the ma- .chine and at each side thereof and against which thesaid levers 38 are adapted to abut-upon rearward movement` ofthe table. .Each stop member ;'.66.and .61 consistsof a horizontalbolt which is Ypassed loosely through the opposed legs 68 and .BS of a substantially VU-shaped Abracket *10 sethe Aextent to' which the'bolt projects inwardly can Ybe varie'dby adjustment of nuts 13. 'This latter adjustment is very important in order that'the levers 38 will engage'the stop bolts 66 and 61 at the proper instant or, in other words, when the said-table reaches a predetermined position.

With such a construction and arrangement as above described, it will Vbe readily apparent that as the cutting table A moves forwardly' and the lower ends of levers 38 engage stop-bolts lG6 to rock the shaft-32 in a clockwise direction, the upq per ends of the rocker arms 3.4 will'be swung to the right which will move all of the metal strips 23 forwardly. When this is done, the rollers 29 will move into the lower ends of the slots 38 in supporting members 3i and thereby cause the l glass supporting rollers 26 to be lowered beneath the upper surfaces of the wooden beams 22 as shown by the full lines in Fig. 2. Upon rocking of the levers in this manner, the shaft 5I will be simultaneously rocked in a counterclockwise direction, with the result that the arms 52 will be swung to the left to move all ofthe strips 44 rearwardly, thereby causing the rollers 41-to move downwardly within the slots d3 in `supporting members 42, 42a and 42h, with the result that the glass supporting rollers 41 will be located slightly beneath the tops of the rollers 58 as also indicated by full lines in Fig. 2. However, when the cutting table is moved rearwardly and the levers 38 engage stop bolts`61, the arms 34 will be swung in a counter-clockwise direction to raise the strips 23 and rollers 25, and simultaneously the arms 52 will be swung in a clockwise direction to raise the strips 44 and rollers 41.

When the Yrollers 26 and 41 are in raised posi r tion, they will assume the positions indicated by the broken lines in Fig. 2 and will'project slightly above the wooden beams 22 and rollers 58 respectively. When the glass supportingrollers 26 and41 aremoved into elevated-positiomthe rolly'ers 29 will rest upon the fiat upper edges 15 of the supporting members :3I, while the rollers 58 will rest upon the flat upper edges'16of the members-42,42afand 4213. In this Way, the glass supporting rollers 26 and 41 willbe maintained in elevated position until lowered by the engagement of the levers 38 with the stop bolts 66 upon for- .ward movementv of the cutting table.

Although the present invention is not limited to any specific type of cutting mechanism, yet

the cutting 4mechanism B is'preferably the same or substantially the same as that disclosed in the above-mentioned patent and to which reference may be had for a moredetailed disclosure thereof. Consequentlygonly thoseA portions ofthe Encircling the nut Yspring |86.

cutting mechanism which are necessary to a come plete understanding of the present invention have been herein disclosed. Briefly stated, .the cutting mechanism B embodies a vertical stationary standard 11 (Fig. 1) located at each side of theV tively thin electro-magnets 80 positioned one Vabove the other and each consisting of a metal core 8| about which is wound the usual coil. The cores 8| for each Vpair of magnets form the customary horseshoe magnet by being integral with their connecting member 82 which is secured to a bracket 83 which is in turn secured to the cross member 18 by screws or other fastening elements 84. The forward ends of the said magnets Vare supported upon plates 85.

Each of the cutting units 19 also includesza substantially L-shaped lever 85 comprising a substantially horizontal tool supporting arm 81 and a substantially vertical arm 88, said lever being pivotally mounted intermediate its ends upon a horizontal pin 89 carried by the cross member 18. The horizontal portion 81 of the lever is pro- Vvided with an offset foot 90 carrying a shoe 9| having an arcuatelyV shaped bottom. Carried by the shoe is a cutter holder 92 carrying the cutter ferrule 93 to the lower end of which is secured the cutting diamond 94.

The'upper end of the vertical arm 88 of each lever is bifurcated and has pivoted thereto as at 95 a sleeve 96. This sleeve is slidably mounted upon a'split bolt 91 pivoted at its inner end as at 98 to a bar or armature 99 which in turn has a pivotal mounting at its upper end as at |93 with a bracket iixedly carried by the cores 8| of the electro-magnets. Threaded upon the outer end of the split bolt 91 is a nut |82, and encircling the bolt and bearing at one end against the sleeve 96 and at its opposite end against the tending to urge the sleeve 96 and consequently the upper endL of the lever arm 86 inwardly. The pin 95 of course passes loosely through the slot in the split bolt. 91.

Loosely received through the portion |84 of bracket is a'screw |95 having secured to its inner end a tension spring |06, the opposite end of said spring being connected to the bar 99 and acting to normally'draw the said bar away from and out of engagement with the cores of the electro-magnets. A nut |01 is threaded upon the outer end of screw to adjustrthe tension of Also Vcarried by the bracket |0| is a stop screw |68 which serves to limit the outward movement of bar 99 about its pivot |88.

In'practice, when the electro-magnets 88 are energized, the bar 99. will be drawn inwardly thereby against the action of spring |98, and of course the inward movement of bar 99 will cause the lever 86 to be rocked in a counter- Vclockwise direction upon pin 89 which will effect diamond toa non-cutting position.v The spring |92 is a compression spring |93 normally los serves to yildab'ly maintain the cutterin engagement with the glass during the cutting operation while at the same time allowing `a rocking movement of the lever 86 to take care ofl any uneveness in the glass surface. In' other words, the lever is permitted a rocking movement n closed in the above identified patent, are 'prefer-V ably actuated by the operator through the Vme-V dium of a keyboard positioned adjacent the front of the machine. The keyboard comprises a plurality of keys, one provided for and connected in circuit with the electro-magnets of the respective cutter so that the said Vcutters are independently movable at all times into and out of cutting position.

In order to facilitate the cutting operation and better the action of the cutting tools, it is desirable to oil the glass sheets or plates along the path to be travelled by said cutting tools. this end, there isV mounted upon the top Vof Jthe tableA between the adjacent ends of the pairs of strips 23 and 44 an'oiling device comprising a reservoir |09 adapted to contain a quantity of oil'and being suitably secured in place by studs 0r ythe like H0. The oiling` device also includes an inverted substantially U-shaped wick of suitable material such as'felt or the like, the Y down-turned edges of said wick being immersed within the oil so that the oil will pass upwardly by capillary attraction into and through said wick.

Also carried by the L-shaped lever 86 of each cutting unit 19 is an arm ||2 pivoted tovsaid lever as at ||3 and carrying at one end a roller 0r wheel ||4 of felt or some other suitable material. This roller isradapted to rest upon the upper surface of the oiling. wick when theY table is in its normal inoperative position and when the cutters are lowered into cutting position. One of these wheels is provided for and positioned in alignment withV each cutting dia--V mond so that as the table is moved rearwardly through its cutting stroke, the wheels are run over the glassiin advance of the cutters andoil the same whereby to facilitate and better the cutting action of the diamonds. 'Ihe downward movement of each oiling wheel is limitedV by a stop pin ||5 carried by the cross beam 18. The pivot'point ||3 is so positioned with respect to wheel |4 that when the cutters are lowered into Cutting position, the said wheels are adapted to rest upon Wick whereaswhen the cutters -are raised intornon-cutting position, the wheels V| I4 are also adapted to be swung upwardly out Vof contact with the oiling device.

After the cutting or the glass sheet has been completed and Vthe cutters lifted therefrom, the glass is adapted to be shifted from the cutting section of the table onto the receiving section |2 thereof. This is ordinarily 'accomplished in Vthe following mannerzAThus', there is Vsecured to the cross beam 18 a plurality of spacedv brackets H6 and carried by these brackets are the upper and lower horizontalV metal bars ||1 and I8, said bars extending transversely of the table and havp ing vertically aligned openings therein through 'which are inserted the vertically disposed stops H9.

The downward movementV of these stops is limited byV pins |28 engaging the lower bar H8. When the stop members are inV their lowermost position, they project downwardly beneath the .75

tops of the rollers-26 and 41 when the said rollers iare in elevated position. However, since the stop members rare positioned in line with the wooden beams 22, they in no way interfere with the reciprocating movement of the table nor with the raising and lowering of the rollers.

When the machine is in its normal inoperative position with the cutting table A -at the forward 'end of its movement, as shown in Fig. 1, all lof the cutting diamonds are preferably maintained in elevated non-cutting position due to the fact that at this time the magnets Sil are de-energized. Also, at such time the levers-3S are in engagement with stop bolts 65 so that the rollers 26 of -the cutting section of the table are disposed slightly beneath the upper surfaces of the wooden beams 22, while the rollers 41 of thereceiving section are disposed slightly beneath the tops of rollers 59.

The operator then places the glass sheet I9 to be cut upon the cutting section of the table where it is supported by the wooden vbeams 22. After inspecting the glass, the operator causes the energization of the desired magnets 8G to cause movement of the corresponding cutters into cutting position. The means for then moving the table is placed in operation and the table moved rearwardly beneath the cutting mechanism, whereupon those cutters which have been previously moved into cutting lposition will eifect the scoring of the glass along the desired lines.

When the cutting table reaches the end of its rearward cutting stroke, the levers l38 engaging stop bolts 66 will eifeci;I the raising of the rollers 26, whereupon the sheet will be lifted up off of the wooden beams 22 and supported by said rollers. Simultaneously, the rollers 41 willv be raised-so that they project slightly above the rollers 59. As the table then moves forwardly, the forward edge of the glass sheet will abut the stops I9 and, upon continued forward movement of the table, the sheet will be transferred from the rollers 26 onto the rollers 41 as indicated at lila in Fig. 2. During the return travel of the table, the supporting rollers 26 are held in elevated position by the rollers 29 resting upon the 4flat upper edges 15 of the supporting members 3| while the supporting rollers 41 are maintained in elevated position by the rollers-50 resting upon the flat upper edges 16 of members 42, 42a and 42h. When the table reaches the end of its forward or return stroke, the levers 38 engaging stop bolts 61 will cause a simultaneous loweringl of the rollers 26 and 41, and it will be seen that upon lowering of the said rollers 41, the glass sheet will be transferred therefrom onto the rollers 59. The sheet can then be removed laterally from the cutting table. It will of course be understood that just prior to the raising of the rollers 26 and 41, the electroinagnets 8i] will be de-energized to cause those cutters in cutting position to be moved upwardly out of cutting position.

As brought out above, when the rollers 41 of the receiving section of the table are lowered to bring the glass sheet Ia to rest upon the stationary rollers 59, the sheet is sometimes broken due to the suddenness with which the rollers drop and the abruptness with which the glass engages the said stationary rollers. Also, that this invention contemplates the elimination of this breakage by applying a constant retarding or braking force to the downward movement of the rollers 41, thereby causing the glass to be laid more gently upon the rollers 59. For the accomplishment of this purpose, there is provided the friction brake device C carried upon the underside of the table and movable therewith, said friction brake including a drum I2| mounted upon the shaft 32 and fixed thereto by a set screw or the like |22.

Adapted to engage the drum |2| is a brake shoe |23 carried by a exible brake band |24, said band being fastened at one end to a hook |25 formed at the lower end of an angle bracket |25 secured to the underside of the table I9 by a screw or the like |21, while attached to the opposite end of the brake band is an angle plate |28 having an opening therein for loosely receiving therethrough a vertical bolt |29 also carried upon the underside of the table. The angle plate |28 is clamped upon the bolt between nuts |30 and I3|, and upon proper adjustment of these nuts the frictional contact between the brake shoe |23 and drum |2| may be varied as desired.

With this construction, it will be readily apparent that the friction brake device C will have a constant retarding or braking action upon the rotation of shaft 32 and consequently upon the raising and lowering of the rollers 26 and 41 carried by the cutting and receiving sections and l2 respectively of the table. While the friction brake device will function to retard both the raising and lowering of the two series of rollers 26 and 41, yet it has been provided primarily for retarding the downward movement of the rollers- 41 in order to prevent these rollers from dropping too suddenly upon engagement of the levers 3B with the stop bolts 61, thereby greatly reducing the force of the impact with which the sheet engages the stationary rollers 59 and in consequence minimizing the danger of the glass being broken.

It is to be understood that the form of the invention herewith shown and described is to be taken as the preferred embodiment of the same, and that various changes in the shape, size and arrangement of parts may be resorted to without departing from the spirit of the invention or the scope of the subjoined claims.

I claim:

1. In sheet glass cutting apparatus of the character described, a table including a series of vertically movable rollers for supporting the glass sheet subsequent to cutting, means for raising said rollers into elevated position to receive the sheet thereon, means for subsequently lowering said rollers and sheet carried thereby, a plurality of additional rollers carried by the table for receiving the sheet from the first series ofV rollers upon lowering of the latter, and a friction brake device for retarding the downward movement of said rst series of rollers.

2. In sheet glass cutting apparatus of the character described, a table including a series of vertically movable, freely rotatable rollers for supporting the glass sheet subsequent to cutting, means for raising said rollers into elevated position to receive the glass sheet thereon, means for subsequently lowering said rollers and sheet carried thereby, a plurality of additional stationary rollers carried by the table for receiving the sheet from the rst series of rollers upon lowering of the latter, said additional rollers being rotatable ina direction at substantially right angles to the rst series of rollers, and a friction brake device associated with said lowering means for retarding the downward movement of said first series of rollers.

3. In sheet glass cutting apparatus of the character described, a reciprocating table for supporting the sheet to be out including a cutting Ysection and a. receiving section, means for reciproeating said table, said sheet to be cut being its rearward cutting movement, said sheet beinitiaily received upon the cutting section, means forr cutting the sheet during rearward movement of the table, a series of vertically movable rollers carried by the receiving section, means for raising said rollers when the table reaclies the end of its rearward cutting movement, said sheet being transferred from the cutting section to the i ,rollers of the receiving section upon forward movement of the table, means for lowering said rollers after thek sheet has been transferred from thel cutting section onto th receiving section,

' a plurality of additional rollers carried by the receiving section ofthe table foi receiving the sheet y from the firstV series Yof rollers upon lowering of the latter, and means for retarding the downward movement of said first series of rollers.

4. In sheet glass cutting apparatus of the character described, a reciprocating table for supporting the sheet to be cut including a cutting section and a receiving sectien,rmeans for reciprocating said table, said sheet to be cutY being initially receivedupon the cutting'section, means for cutting the sheet during rearward movement of the table, a series of vertically movable Yrollers carried by the receivingV section, means for raising saidrollers when the tablereaches the end of ing Vtransferred from the cutting section tothe rollers of the receiving section upon forward movement ofthe table, means for lowering said Y rollers after the sheet has been transferred from the cutting section onto the receiving section, aV vplurality of additional rollers carried by the receiving sectionof the table for receiving the sheet from the first series of rollersY upon-lowering of the latter, and a friction brake device for retarding the-downward movement of said rst Y series of rollers.

5. In sheet glass cutting apparatus of the character described, a reciprocating table for supporting the sheet to be cutincluding a cutting Y section and' a receiving section, means for re-Y ting sectionV to the rollers Vof the receiving section upon forward movement of the table, means for-loweringY said rollers after the sheet has been transferred from the cutting section ontof the receiving section, a plurality of additional sta-` tionary rollers carried by the receivingsecticn of Vtheftable for receiving the sheet from the Yrst vseries of rollers upon lowering of the latten-:said

additionalrollers being rotatable in a direction at substantially right angles to the first series of rollers, and means carried by and movable with the table for retarding the downward movement of said Viirstseries of rollers. Y

6.` In sheet glass cutting apparatus-'of the char-Y acter described, a reciprocating table for supporting the sheet to be cut including a cutting section Vand a receivingseetion, means forreciprocating said table, said sheet to be cut being initially received upon the cutting section, means for cutting the sheet during rearward movement of the table, a series of vertically movable, freely rotatable rollers carried by theV receiving section, c means for raising said rollers when the table reaches the end ofV its reargward cuttingk movement, said sheet beingtransferred from the cutting section to the rollersrof the receiving section upon forward movement off the table,

means ,for lowering said rollers after the sheet lhas been transferred from the cutting section onto the receiving section,V a plurality Yof additional stationary rollers carriedV by the receivingV section of the table for receiving the sheet from the rst series of rollers 'upon Vlowering of the latter, said additional rollers being rotatable in a direction aty substantially right angles to the first series of rollers, and a frictionbrake device carried by and movable with the table for retarding the downward :movement of said first series of rollers.k

Y 7. In sheet glasscutting apparatus of the character described, a reciprocating table for supporting the sheet to be cut including a cutting section and a receiving section, means for Vreciprocating said table, a series of `vertically movable rollers carried by said cutting section, said series of.r

rejllers being located under the sheet to be cut at the forward end of the table movement, aseries of vertically movable rollers carried by said receiving section, said series of rollers being lecated irj the same plane as the previous series of rollers,

means for cutting the-sheet duringV the rearward movement of the table, means for simultaneously raising the rst and second series of rollersgafter the cutting has been completed, thereby raising the sheet from the top of the table and supporting said sheet on the rollers of the cutting section, said sheet being transferred from the rollers of the cutting section of the tableY onto the rollers of the i receiving sectionlthereof during forward movement of said table, meansfor simultaneously low- Y ering saidiirst and second series of rollers after the glass* has been transferred from the cutting `section onto the receiving section, a plurality of additional rollers carried by the receiving section o of the table for receiving theV glass from said second series of rollers ,upon lowering of the latter, and means for retarding thedownward movement QI" said first and second series of rollers, j

8. In sljeet glass cutting apparatus `of the character described, a reciprocating table for supporting the sheet to be cut including acutting section and a receiving* section, means for reciprocating said table, a series-of vertically movableroller's carried by said cutting section, said series of. rollers being located under the sheet to beY cut at the forward end of the table movement, a series vertically movable rollers carried by said rei Giving section, said series 'of rollers being iocated in the same plane as the previous Iseries of rollers, means for cutting Ythe sheet during the rearward movement of the table, means forsimultaneously raising the first and second seriesfof rollers after the cutting has been completed, thereby raising i Vthe sheet from the top` of the tableand supporting said sheet on the rollersof the cutting section,V

said sheet being transferred from the rollers of the cutting section of 'the table onto the rollers of the receiving section thereof:YV during forward movement of said table, meansifor simultaneously lowering said first and second series of rollers after the glass has been transferred from the cuttingv section onto the Yreceiving section, Aa plurality of additional rollerscarried bythe receiving sectionV of the table for receiving the glass'from said second series of rollers upon lowering of the latter, and a friction brake device for retarding the downward movement of said rlrst and second series ofrollers.

9. In sheet glass .cutting apparatus of the character described, `a reciprocatingtable for supporting. the sheet to be cut including a cutting section and a receiving section, means for reciprocating saidtable, a series of lvertically movable rollers carried by said cutting section, said series of rollersbeing located under the sheet to'be cut at the forward end of the table movement, a series ofvertically movable rollers carried by said receiving section, said series of rollers being located in the same plane as the previous series of rollers, means for cutting the sheet during the rearward movement of the table, means for simultaneously raising the first and second series of rollers when the table reaches the end of its rearward cutting movement, thereby raising the sheet from the top of the table and supporting said sheet on the rollersof the cutting section, means for effecting the transfer of the glass from the rollers of the cutting section of the table onto the rollers of the receiving section thereof during forward movement of said-table, means for maintaining both series of rollers in elevated position as the table moves forwardly, means for smultaneously lowering the iirst and secondseries of rollers when the table reaches the end of its return movement, a plurality of additional rollers carried by the receiving-section of the table for receiving the glass thereupon from the second series of rollers upon lowering of, the latter, and means for retarding the downward movement of said first and second series of rollers.

10. In sheet glass cuttingapparatus of the character described, a reciprocating table for supporting the sheet to be cut including a cutting section and a receiving section, means for reciprocating said table, a series of vertically movable rollers carried by said cutting section, said series of. rollers being located under the sheet to be cut at the forward end of the table movement, a series of vertically movable rollers carried by said receiving section, said series of rollers being located in the same plane as the previous series of rollers, means for cutting the sheet during the rearward movement of the table, means for simultaneously raising the first and second series of rollers when the table reaches the end of its rearward cutting movement, thereby raising the sheet from the top of the table and supporting said sheet on the rollers of the cutting section, means for effecting the transfer of the glass from the rollers of the cutting section of the table onto the rollers of the receiving section thereof during forward movement of said table, means for maintaining both series of rollers in elevated position as the table moves forwardly, means for smultaneously lowering the first and second series of rollers when the table reaches the end of its return movement, a plurality of additional rollers carried by the receiving section of the table for receiving the glass thereupon from the second series of rollers upon lowering of the latter, and a friction brake device for retarding the downward movement of said first and second series of rollers.

11. In sheet glass cutting apparatus of the character described, a reciprocating table for supporting the sheet to be cut including a cutting section and a receiving section, means for reciprocating said table, a series of vertically movable rollers carried by said cutting section, said series of. rollers being located under the sheet to be cut at the forward end of the table movement, a series of vertically movable rollers carried by said receiving section, said series of rollers being located in the same plane as the previous series of rollers,

means 4for cutting the sheet during. the rearward movement lof the table, means for simultaneously raising the-first and second series of rollers when the table reaches the end of its rearward cutting movement, thereby raising the sheet from the top of the table and supporting said sheet on the rollers of the cutting section, means for effecting the transfery of the glass from the rollers of the cutting section of the table onto the rollers of the receiving section thereof during forward movement of said table, means for` maintaining both series of rollers in elevated position as the table moves forwardly, means for smultaneously lowering the first and second series of rollers when the table reaches the end of its return movement, a plurality of additional rollers carried by the receiving section of the table for receivingthe glass thereupon from the second series of rollers upon` 12. In sheet glass cutting apparatus of the charf acter described, a reciprocating table for supporting the sheet to be cut including a cutting section and a receiving section, means for reciprocating said table, a series of vertically movable rollers carried by said cutting section, said series of. f

rollers being located under the sheet to be cut at the forward end of the table movement, a series of vertically movable rollers carried by said receiving section, said series of rollers being located in the same plane as the previous series of rollers,

means for cutting the sheet during the rearward movement of the table, means for simultaneously raising the first and second series of rollers when the table reaches the end of its rearward cutting movement, thereby raising the sheet from the top of the table and supporting said sheet on the rollers of the cutting section, means for effecting the transfer of the glass from the rollers of the cutting section of the table onto the rollers of the receiving section thereof during forward movement of said table, means for maintaining both series of rollers in elevated position as the table moves forwardly, means for smultaneously lowering the rst and second series of rollers when the table reaches the end of its return movement, a plurality of additional rollers carried by the receiving section of the table for receiving the glass thereupon from the second series of rollers upon lowering of the latter, said additional rollers being rotatable in a direction at substantially right angles to the rollers of the first and second series, and a friction brake device associated with the lowering means for retarding the downward movement of said rst and second series of rollers.

13. In sheet glass cutting apparatus of the character described, a reciprocating table for supporting the sheet to be cut including a cutting section and a receiving section, means for reciprocating said table, a series of vertically movable rollers carried by said cutting section, said series of. rollers being located under the sheet to be cut at the forward end of the table movement, a series of vertically movable rollers carried by said receiving section, said series of rollers being located in the same plane as the previous series of rollers, means for cutting the sheet during the rearward movement of the table, means for simultaneously raising and lowering the first and second series of rollers including a lever, a shaft upon which said lever is mounted, and operative connections between said lever and rollers, means for actuating said lever to simultaneously raise the two series of vrollers after the cutting has been comting section ofthe table onto the'rollers of the c receiving section thereof during forward movement of said table, means for actuating said lever to effect the simultaneous lowering of said first and second series of rollers afterrthe glass has been transferred from said cutting section onto said receiving section, a plurality. of additional rollers carried by the receiving section of the table for receivng the glass thereupon from the second series of rollers upon lowering of the latter, and means for retarding the downward movementY of saidA iirst and second, series of rollers including a brake drum keyed'to said shaft, and a brake shoe carried by the table and engaging said brake drum.

14. In sheet glass cutting apparatus of the char- Yacter described, a reciprocating table for supportceiving section, said series of rollers beinglocated in the same plane as the previous series of rollers, means'for cutting the sheet during the rearward movement of the table, means for simultaneously raising and lowering the rst and second series of rollers includingk a lever, a shaft upon which said lever is mounted, andoperative connections between said lever vand rollers, means for actuating said lever to simultaneously raise theV two series of rollers after the cutting has been cornpleted therebyraising the sheet from the topV of the table and supporting said sheet on the rollers of the cuttingV section, means for effecting the transfer of the glass from the rollers of the cut-- ting section of the table onto the rollers of the receiving section thereofrduring forward move- Y ment of said table, means for actuating said lever to effect the simultaneous lowering of said firstV second series of rollers upon lowering of the latter,u

said additional rollers being rotatable in a direction at substantially right angles to the rollers of the first and second series, and a friction brake device associated with said shaft for retarding the rotation thereof.

Y JAMES I.V JENKINS. 

